John Schneller's Profile

Associate Professor John Schneller serves as a city editor at the Missourian and handles the enterprise beat that puts an emphasis on original reporting. He also specializes in coverage of the environment, weather and agriculture.

Email: schnellerj@missouri.eduOffice phone: 573-884-2103

He became interested in newspapers as a young child growing up in Delaware along the Mid-Atlantic seaboard and came to the University of Missouri in 1973 to study journalism. He's been a working newsman in Columbia for the ensuing years, including stints at the Kansas City Star/Times and the Columbia Daily Tribune.He began at MU in 2000, and in 2005 was named a William T. Kemper Fellow for Excellence in Teaching.Other pursuits include gardening and music.His wife, Karen Grindler, operates the Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center for people with disabilities. They have a daughter, Katherine Schneller, who attends the University of Missouri at Kansas City.